Over the weekend, an audio recording was leaked that allegedly depicted Jack Gilinsky verbally abusing Madison Beer. In the clip, a voice believed to be Jack's can be heard calling someone else a "f*ing slut." The same voice can also can be heard saying, "Guess what, who can get any girl they f*ing want?" A female voice is also heard in the audio, saying things like "You're not my boyfriend anymore" and "go away."

On Monday (July 3), Jack released a statement on Twitter, confirming that he and Madison were speaking on the recording. In his message, he apologized for the words he used, explaining: "The clip you’ve all heard is from last year. I was in a very dark place, and clearly had no control over my emotions. It’s painful for me because most people think that this clip is current and is an accurate representation of where Madison and I stand today, when that is far from the truth."

Now Madison has come forward with a social media message of her own. In a tweet that has since been deleted (but was screengrabbed by fans), the 18-year-old spoke out to address the situation at hand. "Jack and I having to face this yet again has been so hard," Madison wrote. "Many of you asking me, 'Why would you stay with him if it happened last year?' My theory was, and as horrible as this is, is that if I left him, he'd do it to the next girl. I tried to fix him."

She went on to reiterate what Jack said about the maturity that they have experienced as a couple: "We have both grown and changed so much at this point and it has been an extremely difficult thing to relive / even go thru what you have all heard in the first place and I hope ALL of my fans learn from my foolishness."

Madison ended her note with advice for her fans. "If someone is mistreating you in ANY way please speak up," she wrote. "It is NEVER okay and I was blinded by love and much too afraid to come out and say anything in fear I would be broken up with or not taken seriously by someone I told. SPEAK UP. Don't make the same mistakes I did, your safety is never worth it."

As Madison noted, it's natural to want to work on your relationship and fix what might be broken, but it's never worth risking your safety. And while it's normal for couples to have ups and downs, it is not OK for someone to treat you with abuse or cruelty. It's essential to speak up if you think you might be in an abusive relationship, and it's important to know that it's never your fault.